Mystery over gas smell across several areas of Attica: Palaio Faliro Town Hall evacuated — “We cannot detect a leak,” authorities say

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Concern has dispersed successful caller hours among residents of respective areas successful Attica, arsenic a distinctive gas-like odor has been detected successful the atmosphere.

The improvement is chiefly affecting the confederate suburbs and the coastal front, impacting areas from Glyfada and Palaio Faliro to Piraeus, Keratsini, and Drapetsona.

There person besides been reports from much cardinal areas, specified arsenic Neos Kosmos and Kallithea.

19/05/2026 14:14

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Reports of odor reaching cardinal Athens

Parliamentary reporters authorities that the odor has adjacent reached cardinal Athens, specifically the Greek Parliament building.

19/05/2026 14:26

Mayor of Palaio Faliro: “We evacuated employees from the Town Hall building”

“We evacuated employees from the Town Hall gathering fractional an hr ago. Inside the Town Hall it was precise intense. Suffocating. We contacted each applicable authorities, but we person not received immoderate information,” Palaio Faliro Mayor Giannis Fostiroppoulos told protothema.gr.

19/05/2026 14:21

Fire Service: No incidental oregon exigency telephone regarding a state leak

According to Fire Service sources, determination has been nary exigency telephone related to a state leak; lone citizens calling to study the smell.

19/05/2026 14:20

Ministry of Environment and Energy besides mobilized

The Ministry of Environment and Energy is monitoring the contented successful practice with different agencies successful bid to find the root of the odor.

19/05/2026 14:18

Source of the odor remains unknown

The root of the odor remains unidentified, portion the competent authorities stay connected afloat alert to find its origin.

19/05/2026 14:16

Announcement from the Municipality of Nea Smyrni

UNPLEASANT ODOR IN THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS

A beardown unpleasant odor has been observed implicit the past hr successful the confederate suburbs, specifically successful the municipalities of Nea Smyrni, Palaio Faliro, Agios Dimitrios, Kallithea, Glyfada, and Alimos.

According to assurances from the competent authorities, the odor does not originate from a earthy state leak.

The Municipality of Nea Smyrni has informed authorities authorities (Civil Protection departments) successful bid to find precisely what the contented is.

The PERPA work (Pollution Reduction and Oil & Gas Conservation) has assured the municipality that the odor is not the effect of unsafe biology pollution.

For now, the proposal is to stay indoors with windows closed.

19/05/2026 14:13

Calls to Police and Fire Service

Greek Police and particularly the Fire Service person been receiving calls from citizens regarding the aggravated odor successful the confederate suburbs. However, determination has been nary incident, explosion, concern accident, oregon thing other that could explicate the odor.

The Coast Guard is besides conducting oversea patrols for the aforesaid reason. Authorities person contacted DEPA (Public Gas Corporation), but truthful acold nary mentation has been provided.

19/05/2026 14:12

Authorities mobilized, including Fire Service and Coast Guard

19/05/2026 14:12

Reports besides from much cardinal areas

There person besides been reports from much cardinal areas, including Neos Kosmos and Kallithea.

19/05/2026 14:11

Concern among residents crossed Attica

A diagnostic gas-like odor has been noticeable successful the atmosphere.

The improvement is chiefly concentrated successful the confederate suburbs and the coastal front, affecting areas from Glyfada and Palaio Faliro to Piraeus, Keratsini, and Drapetsona.